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Photo by Harsha Singh
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Field Notes

Description:

Found this amazing bug on bitter gourd vine today. It was twice as large as a lady bug and was hairy.

Habitat:

Lower Himalayas.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (15)
Harsha Singh
Thanks Leanne. Thanks Leuba. Ashish, that's a great link you gave me. But I couldn't find this beetle on it.
Leuba Ridgway
what a great looking beetle - good spotting Harsha !
Ashish
This is Eyed pattern of dots..
Ashish
Check out... http://www.angelfire.com/bug2/j_poorani/ladybirds.htm
Harsha Singh
martin your link looks similar, just with different colors.
Harsha Singh
Thanks Jolly. I had lost it when I saw it for the first time. But I kept looking till I found it again. :)
Jolly Ibañez
Very beautiful spotted ladybird. NIce spotting Harsha
MartinL
This one is close to yours but I am not sure that they are the same. http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2006/09/30/eye-spotted-ladybird-beetle/
Harsha Singh
Thanks for the info martin. I hope find the ID for this bug.
MartinL
This is an interesting spotting. The two hemispherical beetle families are leaf beetles and ladybird beetles. They are very easily confused. Ladybird beetles have short antennae and that is what I think your is.

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PublishedSeptember 12, 2012

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